JP418M60000740001Enacted

小売業に属する事業を行う者の容器包装の使用の合理化による容器包装廃棄物の排出の抑制の促進に関する判断の基準となるべき事項を定める省令

Jurisdiction:
Japan
Type:
Labeling · Incentives · EPR
Last action:
Dec 1, 2006
Plastic PackagingPaper Packaging
Ministerial ordinance establishing mandatory container/packaging rationalization standards for retailers under Japan's Packaging Recycling Law (PRL), requiring use-intensity reduction targets, paid plastic bag provision (with exemptions for reusable/biodegradable/biomass-content bags), simplified packaging, consumer incentives, and information disclosure—advancing product stewardship and circular economy packaging policy.

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